Battle of Stackallen

The Battle of Stackallen occurred in 1273 when an army of Irish rebels under Ronan O'Thomas met a smaller army led by the Lordship of Ireland's commander Edward de Navan at Stackallen in County Meath. The Irish showered the English with arrows before the English met the Irish warriors in melee combat, which was very brief; the English army was forced to retreat due to suffering heavy losses to the Celtic bowmen and low morale. The battle was one of the many ambushes that the Irish conducted against the English during their rebellions against English rule.